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Cheruiyot, Grigoryeva Earn 2008 Chicago Marathon Titles
Posted October 12th, 2008 at 11:34 AM by Adam Jacobs
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Evans Cheruiyot, who debuted at the marathon distance only last year, became the 6th straight Kenyan to win the Bank of America Chicago Marathon Sunday. Running away from fellow Kenyan David Mandago with less than two-miles from the finish, Cheruiyot broke the tape in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 25 seconds.
Lidiya Grigoryeva of Russia, 34, the 2007 Boston champion, took command of the women’s race in the 21st mile and went on to win the title in 2:27.17.Russian compatriot Alevtina Biktimova was the runner-up.
Cheruiyot, 26, now is 2-for-2 since moving up to the marathon a year ago. He won at Milan last December in 2:09.16.
Mandago was second in 2:07:37.
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